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Port Of Rio Grande News

17 Nov 2020

Wilson Sons: Inside Brazil’s Workboat Goliath

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Wilson Sons is the largest integrated port and maritime logistics operator in Brazil, operating more than 80 workboats. Marcio Castro, Executive Director Tugboat Division, discusses with Maritime Reporter the size, shape & technical direction of the fleet.Mr. Castro, to start, how did you come to a career in maritime?I graduated in System Engineering at Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), I also have an MBA in Business Administration (Coppead/UFRJ). I joined Wilson Sons in 2003…

16 Apr 2015

Alianҫa’s Fleet Continues to Grow

The cabotage fleet of Hamburg Süd’s subsidiary Alianҫa has once again gained a new member. Within the scope of a customer event, the new container ship “Bartolomeu Dias” was christened on 14 April 2015 at the TECON Terminal in the southern-Brazilian port of Rio Grande. The ship’s sponsor is Luciana Pereira Quartiero. Her husband, Jacques Maggi Quartiero, is vice president of Camil Alimentos S.A. Also present at the christening in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were Dr Ottmar Gast, Chairman of the Executive Board of Hamburg Süd, and Julian Thomas, CEO for Region South America East Coast for Hamburg Süd and Alianҫa. With a container slot capacity of around 4…

21 Sep 2007

P-53 moored in the Port of Rio Grande

The hull of the P-53 arrived off the coast of Rio Grande (state of Rio Grande do Sul) on September 4 and was berthed to the QUIP´s Quay (Port of Rio Grande) on September 20, according to Petrobras. Hundreds of people, among whom Rio Grande and neighboring town residents, witnessed the vessel's arrival. For safety reasons, the local power utility, the Companhia Estadual de Energia Elétrica (CEEE), interrupted power supply to the city of São José do Norte during the P-53's passage under the aerial cables that supply the town. The platform's entrance in the port's channel, initially scheduled for September 10, was postponed for a few days due to operational problems of tugs during the hull-towage arrangement maneuverability tests and…